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Superstition vs Folklore - What's the difference?

superstition | folklore |

As nouns the difference between superstition and folklore

is that superstition is a belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way while folklore is the tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

superstition

English

(wikipedia superstition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.

    • Related terms

    * superstitious

    folklore

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia folklore)
  • The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

    • Related terms

    * folkloric * folklorist * (l)

    See also

    * folk * lore * myth * oral tradition ----